Europe to Join Russia in Building Next Space Shuttle

Jim Oberg wrote:

Russian space officials confirmed earlier reports from Moscow that
their partners at the European Space Agency would join the Russian effort ...


And the news is? We already know that Russian officials want
it and ESA officials want it but no money has been allocated
by money keepers. Which is not going to change until December
ESA meeting.

Regards,
NE

New European wrote:



And the news is? We already know that Russian officials want
it and ESA officials want it but no money has been allocated
by money keepers. Which is not going to change until December
ESA meeting.

And then there is Russia's _really big_ space plan:
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/lunar-05zl.html
Yeah... and they are going to send people to Mars... and build giant
space mirrors to thaw out Siberia... and... :-)

Pat

Pat Flannery wrote:

And then there is Russia's _really big_ space plan:
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/lunar-05zl.html
Yeah... and they are going to send people to Mars... and build giant
space mirrors to thaw out Siberia... and... :-)


looks like Siberia's already thawing...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/climatecha...546824,00.html

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